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प्रश्न
Tell Us Why/How:
The floods of the river Nile benefited the Egyptians.
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उत्तर
The Nile was the only source of water without which Egypt would have been a desert. Egypt hardly receives rainfall and the region would have been barren but for the fertile alluvium, deposited by river Nile. The floods deposited rich and fertile alluvial soil in the floodplains so essential for agriculture.
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Text Book Keyword
Mesopotamia
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Fill in the blank.
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| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Sphinx | (a) ancient Egyptian script |
| 2. Mummy | (b) preserved dead body |
| 3. Pyramids | (c) a mythological animal |
| 4. Papyrus | (d) tombs of ancient Egyptian kings |
| 5. Hieroglyphic | (e) a kind of reed |
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Chinese society
Fill in the blanks.
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Explanation of keyword:
Drainage system
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